How to spell fireworks

Fireworks is spelled F-I-R-E-W-O-R-K-S.

hear it/'faɪr,wɝrks/nounLong vowels

What it means: Explosive devices used for entertainment.

In a sentence: We watched the fireworks light up the night sky.

Same family: firework, firecracker, sparkler, display, celebration. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word “fireworks” is a compound of “fire” and “works,” originally referring to “works of fire” used for shows and signals. Firework displays became popular in Europe in the 1600s after the invention of gunpowder in China was adapted for entertainment.

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